“Reconstructed skull of Chyorodon type specimen MPC-D 100/801.” Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5300

Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:

• Three juveniles of a new iguanodontian species named Choyrodon barsboldi were found in Mongolia source
• A new Amargasaurus relative named Pilmatueia faundezi was found in Argentina source
• A fire destroyed most of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro taking with it part of the Iritator holotype, Maxakalisaurus, and many other important fossils source
  • They have requested anyone with photos of the exhibits to send them to [email protected]
• The Museum of Prehistory in Brabant, Netherlands, will be presented with a new Diplodocus skeleton on October 10 source
• Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio is getting a 55% complete 30 ft long Torvosaurus skeleton in November source
• A T. rex skeleton nicknamed Roosevelt is on display at the Erin Martin Design showroom in Napa County, CA source
• A single industrial park in China is responsible for most of the dinosaur animatronics created in the world source
• A family in Great Falls, Montana created a mini sauropod sculpture source
• Google Chrome created a birthday edition of the running T. rex to celebrate its 10th anniversary source
• Mattel released an interactive robotic velociraptor toy called “Alpha Training Blue” source

Check out these stories, our fun fact, and dinosaur of the day Alectrosaurus in episode 198 of the I Know Dino Podcast!